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Perspectives of traditional health care system of Sikkim, North-East India – An ethno-pharmacological survey and analysis

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Title Perspectives of traditional health care system of Sikkim, North-East India – An ethno-pharmacological survey and analysis
 
Creator Mahapatra, Madhusmita
Gurung, Bhumika
Somkuwar, Bharat Gopalrao
Thorat, Sunil S
Rai, Bikash
Kumar, Pravin
Deb, Lokesh
 
Subject Cross cultural ethnopharmacological survey
North East India
Predesigned questionnaire
Sikkim
Traditional healthcare practice
Traditional Knowledge
Traditional medicine
 
Description 965-981
The Indo-Himalayan Mountain state of Sikkim has abundant reserves of bio-diversity of ancient ancestry. Many folklore healers are renowned in Sikkim for their valuable traditional knowledge, especially for the use of combination drug therapy to treat bone fracture. In the cross-cultural ethnopharmacological survey, a predesigned questionnaire was used for interviews at the residence of respective folklore healers. Their patient handling and preparations of formulations have been documented in written and audio-visual format. The standard statistical indices selected relevant for the present study. The record of traditional knowledge on 193 different formulations used for 49 various human ailments have been enumerated during this survey. A total of 121 plants belonging to 65 families were found to be used as a component for 193 formulations. Graphical representation of the frequency of citation, especially survey and reference data shown significant correlation indicating common and specific use of plants in the treatment of different diseases. The scientific research on medicinal plants used by traditional practitioners and the application of ethnobotanical products in the folklore healthcare system significantly help in the sustainable development of traditional healthcare practices of the region. For the research fraternity, the quantitative analysis of survey data is gaining wider acceptability due to relative importance.
 
Date 2021-11-11T09:34:11Z
2021-11-11T09:34:11Z
2021-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/58450
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.21: A61K 31/352, A61K 36/00, A61K 36/185, A61K 45/00
 
Publisher CSIR-NIScPR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.20(4) [October 2021]